Redskins Injuries and What can be done

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Suggesting he wont be ready for 2019 seems ignorant. He was hurt in mid August, if all goes well with recovery the typical timetable is 9 months. He had a setback that set him back for 2 months. That puts him back at the 11 month mark, which would be ready by July.

I don't understand where people get the idea that he might not be ready for 2019 season. That's speculation based on no medical facts.

Guice himself told Copeland of the WaPo that he still expects to be ready for the season. Dumb.

I don't know about whether he will be ready or not for the season. Is it strange for 2 players to come off from surgery and experience infections that result in multiple additional surgeries?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I don't know about whether he will be ready or not for the season. Is it strange for 2 players to come off from surgery and experience infections that result in multiple additional surgeries?

In the case of Alex's compound fracture, no that's not strange to come down with an infection. When the bone punctures the skin you introduce the possibility the bone is exposed to bacteria on the surface of the skin, so the risk of infection is far greater than if the bone hadn't punctured the skin.

As for Guice, an infection post surgery for an ACL can happen but it's something the patient, the hospital, and the physician have control over. The team has no control over it. Following surgery the patient has to follow the physician's instructions with regards to keeping the wound cleaned and dressed properly. If Guice was non-compliant with those instructions (we have no idea if he was) then it increases the risk of infection. As for the hospital, nurses, and physicians, hospital-acquired infections are a serious problem. Guice could have acquired the infection while he was in the care of the hospital. It happens, and Medicare will ding the hospital when it happens, providing less reimbursement for the covered patient in question. But it still should not happen often.

Either way, neither Smith's nor Guice's infections are at all within the team's control. Smith's occurred either while he was lying on the field with the leg, or while he was in the hospital. Guice's occurred either while he was in the hospital or while he was at home recovering, prior to his rehab beginning. Neither occurred under the team's watch.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

In the case of Alex's compound fracture, no that's not strange to come down with an infection. When the bone punctures the skin you introduce the possibility the bone is exposed to bacteria on the surface of the skin, so the risk of infection is far greater than if the bone hadn't punctured the skin.

As for Guice, an infection post surgery for an ACL can happen but it's something the patient, the hospital, and the physician have control over. The team has no control over it. Following surgery the patient has to follow the physician's instructions with regards to keeping the wound cleaned and dressed properly. If Guice was non-compliant with those instructions (we have no idea if he was) then it increases the risk of infection. As for the hospital, nurses, and physicians, hospital-acquired infections are a serious problem. Guice could have acquired the infection while he was in the care of the hospital. It happens, and Medicare will ding the hospital when it happens, providing less reimbursement for the covered patient in question. But it still should not happen often.

Either way, neither Smith's nor Guice's infections are at all within the team's control. Smith's occurred either while he was lying on the field with the leg, or while he was in the hospital. Guice's occurred either while he was in the hospital or while he was at home recovering, prior to his rehab beginning. Neither occurred under the team's watch.

thanks, I knew this topic would kinda be in your wheelhouse.